Fediverse memes

The body language and facial expression conveys exasperation/stress and exhaustion/burnout.

The long shot with the subject’s back against a wall implies escapism, a momentary reprieve.

The voyeurism suggested by the telephoto zoom on an isolated subject implies you are witnessing a secret, internal feeling that they keep from others.

The cigarette as a prop strengthens these interpretations, since it once was a more popular drug for relieving those symptoms and retains the symbolic value in spite of the stigma.

Edit: split to paragraphs

I read it as just pure exhaustion. The cigarette is to put some nicotine in your system so at least you feel something.

Leaning toward the latter but possibly both.